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5447570780zheng hean imperial eunuch and muslim, entrusted by the ming emperor yongle.0
5447586504ArawakAmerindian peoples who inhabited the greater Antilles of the Caribbean at the time of Columbus.1
5447596868henry the navigatorPortuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa in the fifteen century.2
5447620121caravela small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Spanish and the Portuguese.3
5447634799gold coastregion of the Atlantic coast of Africa occupied by modern Ghana4
5447659609Bartolomeu Diashe explored west coast of Africa, India and the americas5
5447699078vasco de gamahe explored west coast of Africa, india, and the americas6
5447708628Christopher columbushe explored west coast of Africa, india, and the americas7
5447720232Ferdinand megallanhe explored west coast of Africa, india, and the americas8
5447742194conquistadorsSpanish adventures who conquered mexico, central America, and peru9
5447756837Hernan cortesSpanish conquistador that overthrew moctezuma II10
5447833183moctezuma IIlast Aztec emperor overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernan cortez11
5447847045atahualpalast ruling inca emperor of peru12
5447855393Francisco pizzaroSpanish conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Inca empire.13

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